Europe

BERLIN — Two women have been arrested after attacking a synagogue in the east German city of Cottbus.
Police say the 21 and 36-year-old women smashed several windows of Brandenburg state's only synagogue early Wednesday morning.
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SAINT-DENIS, France — Amid gunfire and explosions, police raided a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks was believed to be holed up Wednesday. The siege ended with two deaths and seven arrests but...

PARIS — France made an unprecedented demand on Tuesday for its European Union allies to support its military action against the Islamic State group as it launched new airstrikes on the militants' Syrian stronghold, days after attacks in...

PARIS — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):
1:50 p.m.
Belgium is to deploy up to 300 extra soldiers to help provide security in major cities.
A government statement on Tuesday said the extra troops would...

ATHENS, Greece — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.1 hit the western Greek island of Lefkada on Tuesday, killing two people and causing extensive damage to infrastructure and buildings on Lefkada and nearby islands...

PARIS — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):
4:35 p.m.
French President Francois Hollande says he will meet with U.S. and Russian leaders to discuss pooling their efforts to destroy the Islamic State group.
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PARIS — France fell silent Monday to remember 129 people killed by Islamic State militants as police failed to corner a key escaped accomplice and officials named the alleged Syrian-based mastermind of the attacks, who remained beyond their...

ANTALAYA, Turkey — Justin Trudeau pledged to strengthen co-operation with China after his father's historic engagement with the nation received a glowing tribute Monday from President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit.
The Chinese leader...

PARIS — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):
2:40 p.m.
German authorities are investigating claims that an Algerian man warned fellow migrants last week of an imminent attack in Paris.
A spokesman for...

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's new prime minister, Beata Szydlo, and members of her conservative government were sworn into office on Monday by their political ally, President Andrzej Duda.
Recruiting from tradition-minded, Catholic circles,...